Flyboat, by your own numbers you have demonstrated that there is a large pool of highly experienced and dedicated aviators who have done the hard yards to meet airline requirements. I'd suggest a vast majority of these men and women began their training when the QANTAS cadetship was the only "cadetship". Your argument for the excellence of cadetships may be valid in 5-10 years. In the meantime this group feel a little betrayed by their industry. I for one have had the finish line either placed far into the future some years, or placed far into the past only to be told i'm "too experienced and likely to resign too soon". Thankfully i've got an awesome setup now in GA, but still support my brothers and sisters who dream of a shiny jet future.